WRITER

Karin Fossum

1954 - Today

Karin Fossum

Karin Fossum (born 6 November 1954) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karin Fossum is the 2,565th most popular writer (down from 2,492nd in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 146th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Karin Fossum ranks 2,565 out of 7,302. Before her are Maurice Joly, Archibald Gracie IV, Licinius Macer Calvus, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Tom Peters, and Okakura Kakuzō. After her are David Crystal, Camilo Castelo Branco, Fyodor Sologub, Margit Sandemo, Picander, and Vasile Alecsandri.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Maurice Joly
1829 - 1878
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,559
Archibald Gracie IV
1858 - 1912
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,560
Licinius Macer Calvus
82 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,561
Guillén de Castro y Bellvis
1569 - 1631
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,562
Tom Peters
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,563
Okakura Kakuzō
1862 - 1913
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,564
Karin Fossum
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,565
David Crystal
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,566
Camilo Castelo Branco
1825 - 1890
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,567
Fyodor Sologub
1863 - 1927
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,568
Margit Sandemo
1924 - 2018
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,569
Picander
1700 - 1764
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,570
Vasile Alecsandri
1821 - 1890
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,571

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Karin Fossum ranks 158. Before her are Will Patton, Bruno Metsu, David Lee Roth, Doug Jones, Sid Meier, and Yuji Kishioku. After her are Margaux Hemingway, Lesley-Anne Down, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, Gerd Faltings, and Trevor Berbick.

Others Born in 1954

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Will Patton
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 152
Bruno Metsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2013
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 153
David Lee Roth
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 154
Doug Jones
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 155
Sid Meier
GAME DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 156
Yuji Kishioku
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 157
Karin Fossum
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 158
Margaux Hemingway
ACTOR
1954 - 1996
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 159
Lesley-Anne Down
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 160
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 161
Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 162
Gerd Faltings
MATHEMATICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 163
Trevor Berbick
BOXER
1954 - 2006
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 164